<p>Once upon a time, I was in the playground with friends and we loved to play pretend, so I would always pretend to be an animal of some sort.. :'D One day I decided that animal was going to be a husky puppy. I gave her a name, and became so engulfed in this character that as soon as I went home after school that day, I opened up MS Paint and drew her. She was dark blue with green eyes, because hey, that's totally the color huskies are, right? :P<br><br>I got really into character design that one time and created hundreds of characters over the years, some I grew fond of, and some I scrapped, some I sadly can't use anymore because of personal reasons, but all made with love and all being a part of me in some way. &lt;3<br><br>With that, I kind of forgot about this girl, my very first original character that I drew and designed. Or, I forgot to actually draw her and make a storyline or so... but often found myself sketching her.<br><br>Returning to digital art recently, particularly to drawing non-realistic animals, has been difficult. I felt like a fish in the water but at the same time on land: the muscle memory is there, but I had years of issues with mental and physical health and any time I tried to come back to it and create some new big interesting character, they didn't feel like&nbsp;<em class="bbcode bbcode_i">me</em>. They weren't connected to my life or memories and I tried to detach myself from them as much as I could so that I could create meaningful art without having to pour myself into it(I know, an odd way of thinking.) I also have been struggling with actually just&nbsp;<em class="bbcode bbcode_i">being&nbsp;</em>me, I struggle with adulthood and the idea of it. If I had the choice, I would have let myself stay young and a child forever. So, it felt uncomfortable to try to create art I used to make 15 years ago, art like the one I used to post on dA and other sites and make online friends and just enjoy living and drawing and loving my silly little colorful characters and their stories while having fun with friends. All because society expects you to grow up and actually act adult in every moment of your life, and I never wanted to, but reluctantly tried to fit in with that neurotypical idea for years, which caused a lot of hurt.<br><br><br>I was thinking about it some time ago and said... f*** it. I don't have to let my inner child die just because the world thinks it's immature to enjoy drawing colorful animals that talk. It's not my only interest but it's something that brings me a sense of peace and fun in a world that's.. kind of falling apart, yeah.<br><br><br>Drawing this made me feel good. So, this is my old girl from 2006, her design hasn't changed whatsoever. The one thing that will though is her name - if anyone has any suggestions let me know. She will be my main character from now on as she was always destined to be. ;v; &lt;3</p>

<p>Inspired by my partner's cat! Little Dandy going on a walk :D</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Domichen is a member of the tyrannosaurid family where their Asian ancestors survived the KT extinction event, migrated across Europe and Africa 34 million years ago. Their slender build allows them to reach speed up to 20 MPH, but while not as fast or strong as many other predatory mammals and incapaple of hunting large prey, Domichens are specially adapted to hunt terrestrial primates, such as baboons, chimps, gorillas and even humans. They hunt in packs, but unlike other pack hunting animals capable of taking down large prey, Domichens are mesocarnivores where they mostly feed on small and mid-size prey, mainly primates, and only rely on herding where they use variety of tactics that allows to disorient or isolate their prey, allowing the individuals to pick them off one at a time for food or to give prey to the queen and her offspring. Their snouts are long and narrow with thin serrated teeth where the Domichens go for the prey's throat where they're unable to cry out for other members, and never let go until their prey is dead. They live in thick dense forests where they hide from predators where their mature dominant female nurtures her young while her subordinates keep guard and patrol the area for any intruder they come across. Much like the spotted hyena, Domichens live in a compex social hierarchy where the dominant female is in charge of the slightly smaller and slender subordinates where immature females possess the same anatomy as males to establish dominance until when the matriarch dies, the strongest female would take over where they grew their sizes, molts her crests and deflate their throat sacs. Males of the family, when they become fully grown, they move from their past generation where they seek to find a new colony to mate and become subordinates. Domichens are nocturnal hunters where they spend in forests sleeping during the daytime, and during night time, the hungry clans patrol the plains where they seek for any primate they can find. Domichens possess high intelligence as they can adapt quickly to succeed in their hunt when prey becomes more significant, and when their territory is compromize, the hierarchs would move to another suitable habitat, and even migrate across different continents where they find their unusual prey in this area too. It's no wonder in this universe, humans are unable to overpopulate and overhunt megafauna all over the globe where they become from hunter gatherers to agricultural civilizations where they build fortresses and perimeters to defend themselves, forcing them to become scavengers than predators, and throughout different cultures, they painted them as extremely cunning demons that can't be exterminated and stalk in the night picking off even the most skilled hunters one by one, or serve as cautionary tales of attempt on dominance over nature. In ancient cultures, they were refer to as "Angels of Death".</p> <p>Note: This is the first creature article in Alternate Holocene, and Domichens are not the only creatures added here as I will feature more. Pardon the erased area, it was originally a paleoart of an Acheroraptor I drew when I was a teen before I erase it as I realize it wasn't worth it.</p> <p>Edit: I edit the size to make the animal specifically adapted to hunt primates.</p>

<p>Headshot practice! A wolf, lioness, and house cat.</p>

<p>Lilia the cat, reference in the top left corner, the artist is called Graypillow and she is on Deviantart. She's an awesome artist, go check her art out!</p>

<p>I. (Drawn Apr 30, 2024, just back posting to make my profile less empty :3)<br>II. For better quality, please visit my site <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/lanalightspeed">https://www.deviantart.com/lanalightspeed</a><br><br><br>Wondered where tf I am lately? The answer is crying in the corner of my house with this fricking laptop on my lap open on this file. God damn this file forever.<br>This was also a school assignment for a course I'm doing so might as well pour my heart and soul into it :3<br><br>I'm not even going to write much about it- I'm just ready to say I'm done with this tbh.<br><br>But not without a little character description :33<br><br><br>So this is&nbsp;Ryūlan, but to those who know her; she goes by the name Lullaby.<br>She's a timeless wisp spirit who guides souls to the afterlife and collects souls from bodies of those who don't want to give up their souls just yet.<br><br>She can extract souls and manipulate spiritual energy, giving her the ability to possess or strip those unworthy or guilty of their souls. Lullaby got her name from her ability to enter into the dreams of those soon to die or dying to encourage them to let go of their souls and come with her.&nbsp;<br><br>Lullaby is a flute player and will use this skill to help calm restless spirits or her wisps.<br><br>Though she comes off extremely sensitive and understanding, she's a powerful being capable of extreme acts and is not easily persuaded.&nbsp;<br><br>She loves the night sky, auroras and the smell of rain.<br><br><br><br>I hope you like her and I'll post more now she's done&nbsp;<img title=":D (Big Grin)" src="https://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" alt=":D" width="15" height="15" data-embed-id="366" data-embed-type="emoticon"><br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>&nbsp;* Please do not trace/steal/use/repost my art without my permission.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;* Art credits go to me,&nbsp;<span class="username-with-symbol u"><a class="u regular username" href="https://www.deviantart.com/lanalightspeed">Lanalightspeed</a></span>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;* Character credits go to me,&nbsp;<span class="username-with-symbol u"><a class="u regular username" href="https://www.deviantart.com/lanalightspeed">Lanalightspeed</a></span>&nbsp;- Character concepts, ownership and copyright credits are all mine &gt;:3<br><br>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="external" href="https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://www.instagram.com/lanalightspeed/">Instagram</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="external" href="https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://toyhou.se/Lanalightspeed_da">Toyhou.se</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a class="external" href="https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://www.artstation.com/lanalightspeed">Art Station</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="external" href="https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://www.tumblr.com/lanalightspeed">Tumblr&nbsp;&nbsp;</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a class="external" href="https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://www.youtube.com/@Lanalightspeed">YouTube</a><br><br>&gt; Commissions, art trades and collabs are OPEN, as well as YCHs that can be found in my marketplace gallery!<br><br>&gt; Favourites, shout outs and comments are always treasured! ^^<br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>

<p>I had an entresting time in trying to come up with a charater design from emojis. :P</p>

<p>A stylized clay sculpture of a Crane for a Ceramics Class assignment. Fired "Raku" style.</p>

<p>My color reference for my otter sona, Beast<br><br>Sorry for the watermark, just wanna keep things safe &gt;&gt;;;;</p>

<p>My color reference sheet for my sona FerelBasta, or Ferel for short, a red toned Daeodon<br><br>sorry for the watermark in the center, just want to keep things safe &gt;&gt;;;</p>